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The Courts, which Actively Publish Information on «www.sot.kg», will be Awarded in Bishkek

Published: 31 May 2016 г.
Bishkek, Park Hotel - On May 23, 2016, a roundtable discussions will be held to present the results of the project “Promoting Openness, Transparency and Public Accessibility of Judicial Acts and Information on Court Proceedings.”  As part of the project, the monitoring of publishing and posting judicial acts and information of court proceedings on the website www.sot.kg has been conducted to improve public access to information associated with decisions handed down from these courts.
 
The project is implemented by the Public Fund "Sustenance and Development of the Rule of Law" in cooperation with the Public Fund “Institute of Public Analysis” and with the support of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic and funded by USAID and DFID.

The Public Fund "Sustenance and Development of the Rule of Law" will present to participants the results of the monitoring publications of judicial acts and information on court proceedings of the pilot district courts of Sverdlovsii Rayon, Pervomaiskii Rayon, Octyabrskii Rayon and Leninskii Rayon as well as the Bishkek Inter-District Economic Court. The monitoring includes the collection of statistical data on court cases, judicial sessions, and acts published on the website www.sot.kg, as well as information obtained from court specialists and the calculation of rating scores on those courts and judges that were monitored.
 
Based on the monitoring results conducted from December 2015 until April 2016, the project initiators will recognize the courts, judges, and assistant judges with high rating scores awarding them with honorary certificates for their contribution in improving public access to judicial acts and information of court proceedings.
The Collaborative Governance Program (CGP) promotes effective collaboration among civil society, the private sector, and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the private sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), and implemented by East-West Management Institute (EWMI).